Calkins: The James Wiseman era ends in wistfulness and regret
Memphis center James Wiseman (middle) waves as he is introduced before the UIC game Nov. 8. Now he's waving goodbye. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
The James Wiseman era at the University of Memphis is over. It ended not with a Sweet 16, not with a Final Four, but with an Instagram post.
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